Church News

First Baptist Church of Berea will observe the 32nd anniversary of their pastor, the Rev. S. K. Cunningham on Aug. 28.
The guest at the 11 a,m. service will be the Rev. N. A. Kirby of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, according to a news release. The guest at the 3:30 p.m. service will be the Rev. L. A. Wilson of Bethel Missionary Baptist of Lexington.

I often times question my own salvation, as I think we all do. I sometimes feel as if I am pretty much doing nothing to honor Christ with my life.
I attend and participate in church, but often don’t feel satisfied that I am doing enough.
I clearly recognize that one cannot earn their way to heaven as we are saved by grace not works (Ephesians 2:8).
A true believer is saved by grace that produces works. However I often feel like I fall into the category “lukewarm.”

First Christian Church, located on 300 South Main St., will host the “Called to be a blessing” women’s retreat Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It will be a day of renewal through worship, workshops, conversation and food. The keynote speaker is Dr. Connie White, an OB/GYN and women’s health advocate. The special guest is Sean Ramey, who appeared on Season 4 of “The Bachelorette,” and has a sixth degree Tae Kwon Do black belt and is a mugging and rape prevention instructor.

Every so often my husband gets a certain look in his eye and then says, “Before you say no, hear me out.”
What comes next almost always involves a stepladder, can of spackle, his drill and a huge mess.
I remember the time he tore the spare bedroom apart and temporarily stored a bed in the front bathroom. For days I muttered, “There’s a bed in my bathroom!”

Shiloh Christian Church will hold its annual revival Aug. 14-17 at 7 p.m. each evening.
Sunday night’s speaker is Jacob Cox, and he will also bring special music.
Monday evening, Harrison Evans will speak.
Tuesday evening, Revel “Rusty” Lewis will bring the message, and Wednesday night, Jonathan Essex will close out the revival.
Guests are welcome to stay for refreshments following Wednesday evening’s services.

Sand Spring Baptist hosts speaker
Sand Spring Baptist Church is excited to have Dr. Arthur Nitz as a guest speaker on Aug. 3. Nitz will be speaking on creation, covering a variety of topics including scientific dating methods. Nitz will be speaking in the main sanctuary at Sand Spring. This event is open to everyone, not just college aged or young adults. The church is located at 1616 Harrodsburg Road.

A well-known New Testament story is that of the Rich Young Man who came to Jesus to ask how to inherit eternal life. He was a morally upright man, even a man of some faith, but Jesus saw that he was too tied to his possessions. So he told the man to go sell what he had and give the proceeds to the poor. The man went found that bit of advice depressing because he had a lot of money. The Bible says he was very rich.
One writer puts things into perspective when he says of the rich young man: